Sycamore Street & Holly Avenue
Sycamore Street and Holly Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Great Kills-Eltingville, Staten Island. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, the median for a Staten Island corner. St Clare School is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Nelson Av/Monticello Terr, is 0.3 miles away for the S54, SIM5 and SIM6. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1969, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Nelson Av/Monticello Terr, 0.3 miles away, for the S54, SIM5 and SIM6.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Nelson Av/Monticello Terr S54, SIM5, SIM60.3 milesS54 SIM5 SIM6
Next buses at this stop
- S54 …
- SIM5 …
- SIM6 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Korean War Vets Parkway northbound at Drumgoole Road East & Richmond Parkway, 2 miles by car along the streets.
- 3961 Hylan Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, the median for a Staten Island corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 10308
- Community board
- Staten Island Community Board 3
- City Council district
- 51
- Police precinct
- 122
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Great Kills-Eltingville
- Elevation
- 81 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1969.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Sycamore Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Clare School900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Great Kills Veterans Playground770 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Sycamore Street & Acacia Avenue 250 feet
- Sycamore Street & Hillcrest Avenue 270 feet
- Hillcrest Avenue & Highmount Road 410 feet
- Sycamore Street & Ramblewood Avenue 500 feet
- Holly Avenue & Eleanor Lane 530 feet
- Hillcrest Avenue & Eleanor Lane 580 feet
- Oceanview Place & Eleanor Lane 630 feet
- Eleanor Lane & Hilltop Place 660 feet
See every intersection along Holly Avenue or Sycamore Street.